Favorite Taito game?

[lukester]

Taito, a once legendary developer. They were no slouch on the PC Engine.

This poll has almost all the games they created.

I included the NEC Avenue games at the bottom of the poll. Toaplan games are in it because Taito published them in the arcades, and/or did the conversion.

There were something like 3 CD-Rom games, but none of those were important. Unless you really like Auleria.

[imparanoic]

tatsujin was a toaplan ported by taito ( same as nec avenue)

hana taka daka is a great underachieved game, shame the t16 didn't have this game, not far from the best in cute shootemup

[SuperGrafx]

Hard to pin down just three.
But I went for Ninjawarriors, Tatsujin and Cadash

[Black Tiger]

Chuka Taisen
Super Darius
Super Darius II

[MotherGunner]

I find Cadash to be a little hard...

[esteban]

I went with the games I logged the most hours playing:
Kyuuuukyoyyyuuko Tiger
Parasol Stars
Daisenpu

....but as folks have pointed out, I'm really a Toaplan fan.

If I was choosing Taito-centric titles, the top three would be:
Parasol Stars
Cadash
Rainbow Islands

[ParanoiaDragon]

I've heard Auleria is a decent game, but I've never taken the time to play thru it.  For me, Super Darius 2, Cadash, & Liquid Kids.

[Samuray]

Don't want to derail the thread, but allow me a quick question: Is "Super Darius 2" on PCE actually the best version on consoles, or is there anything better? I just read some critical opinion on that game but if it's the best or only home version, I'd get it nonetheless.

[Black Tiger]

Don't want to derail the thread, but allow me a quick question: Is "Super Darius 2" on PCE actually the best version on consoles, or is there anything better? I just read some critical opinion on that game but if it's the best or only home version, I'd get it nonetheless.

It depends on how you view the arcade versions. If you think that they're flawed, then you'll probably prefer SDII. It's a remake inspired by the arcades and is balanced for single screen gameplay.

[wilykat]

Couldn't vote for one that I like to play often: Qix

[Necromancer]

Because they're the ones I've played the most, my picks are Cadash, Parasol Stars, and VolfieV.  There's a lot of good titles in the list, though, with the only real clunker being Rastan Saga II.

[esteban]

Couldn't vote for one that I like to play often: Qix

Dude! Have you seen VolfieV*?

VolfieV is a toasty, hot serving of Qix!!!

It is a lot of fun! I am sure you will like it.

 

*duly noted

[VenomMacbeth]

Super Darius, Cadash, and Chase HQ for me.  I was tempted to pick Liquid Kids instead of Chase HQ, but I figured Cadash is platformer enough to satisfy me.  Gotta have variety.  And Darius.

[Black Tiger]

Missed the comment about Auleria. If it was on the list I would have chosen it instead of Chuka Taisen.

[esteban]

I love Cadash, but I haven't played it nearly as much as the other games I listed.